What is a biometric?
Biometrics can be useful for security authentication. Which of these is an example of a biometric?
How do the bad guys get your personal information?
What term best describes the fraudulent gathering of sensitive information through look-alike web pages?
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What utility resolves an IP address from a web site name?
As human beings, we’re accustomed to referring to web sites and file servers by name (i.e., www.google.com, www.microsoft.com, etc.). Of course, our computers must have an IP address to properly communicate to the rest of the world. What command line utility can be used to resolve an IP address from a host name?
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What is ad-hoc mode?
One of the connectivity options on a wireless device is ad-hoc mode. What is ad-hoc mode?
Which cabling type is designed for communication over long distances?
Which cabling type is specifically designed to transmit communication signals over very long distances?
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What is a characteristic of a Windows domain?
Which of these characteristics best describes a Microsoft Windows domain?
How can you verify the contents of two disks?
You’ve duplicated the contents of a floppy drive using the sector-by-sector DISKCOPY utility. What program can you use to verify that the duplicated content matches the original disk content?
How can you return your system to a configuration from three weeks ago?
Three weeks ago, you installed a new piece of hardware that you suspect has been intermittently causing system errors. Unfortunately, you’re not 100% sure that the new hardware is the issue, or if it may be related to a new video driver that was installed after the installation of the new hardware. What Windows feature would allow you to go “back in time” and change your system configuration to be exactly as it was three weeks ago, prior to any of these new installations?
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What’s the best way to troubleshoot memory utilization problems?
During normal application use, one of your clients receives an “out of memory” error. Where’s the best place to start troubleshooting this problem?
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How should you troubleshoot this startup problem?
Your Windows startup process is crashing with a Windows Stop error before you can get a login screen. You suspect that a service is crashing the system, but you obviously can’t use your normal login process to disable the service. What is the next best option for ensuring the service is disabled?
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